dumbfounder

English

Etymology 1

Alteration of dumbfound.^[1]

Alternative forms

• dumfounder

Verb

dumbfounder (third-person singular simple present dumbfounders, present participle dumbfoundering, simple past and past participle dumbfoundered)

1. (transitive) To dumbfound.

Derived terms

• dumbfounderment

Etymology 2

From dumbfound +‎ -er.

Noun

dumbfounder (plural dumbfounders)

1. Someone who or that which dumbfounds.

References

1. “dumbfounder, v.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.